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11 Best Credit Card for Travel 2019 Review & Comparison

I am listing the best credit cards for travel in India which give maximum discounts while booking tickets, rewards points (which can be used for further ticket bookings) and complimentary access to lounges.

All premium credit cards give lounge access but may not give any extra travel benefits.

Best Credit Card for Travel in India

#1. American Express Platinum Travel

You can enjoy 4 complimentary lounges visit per year. You would also get additional travel vouchers worth Rs. 17, 000 and Taj Hotels gift card worth Rs. 10,000, if you spend more than Rs. 4 Lakhs in a year.

You can redeem miles for MMT, Goibibo, Indigo, Yatra, Bookmyshow, IndianOil, Amazon, Flipkart for domestic and international airlines. The redemption value varies from 0.15 to 0.45 paise depending on the redemption option.

Other Benefits

Earn 4 Miles for every Rs. 100 spent

Rs. 2 Lakhs lost card liability cover

15% on dining at participating restaurants

#7. ICICI JetAirways Sapphiro (Amex)

ICICI JetAirways Sapphiro card is the best credit card for JetAirways travelers. You can save 5% discount on the base fare for all domestic and international air tickets booking on jetairways.com

You would also get 10 JPMiles per Rs. 100 by spending on JetAirways.

ICICI JetAirways Sapphiro offers 8 complimentary domestic and 2 international lounge access every year. You would also get 2 spa sessions at Indian airports through complimentary DragonPass membership every year.

Up to Rs. 500 off on the second movie ticket on BookMyShow twice every month

#8. Axis Bank Privilege Credit Card

Axis Privilege credit card is the best credit card if you use Yatra for your travel booking. Because you would get Yatra voucher worth Rs 5,000 as a welcome gift and one Yatra voucher worth Rs. 5,000 on spending Rs 2.5 Lakhs.

You would get 8 complimentary domestic lounge access at selected airports in India.

#11. SBI IRCTC Credit Card

SBI IRCTC credit card is the only credit card for railway traveler. You can get up to 10% discount and higher reward value (1 reward point = Re. 1) especially traveling in AC classes (AC1, AC2. AC3 and AC CC).

Plus, you even do not have to pay 1.8% transaction fees, a savings up to 11.8% on all train travel spends.

The only drawback is that you can redeem reward points only to buy tickets on IRCTC.